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Post by JL5 on Feb 21, 2020 17:24:44 GMT -5
GB App - Version 6.19.1 (149.9MB) was released in the App Store yesterday. Says they "introduced GasBuddy Deal Alerts - a flash sale for every gas tank!" Whatever... What I did notice immediately though...was that my profile pic had a red circle with a large number (?? 25) over it. When I clicked it...I saw that there was an inbox with copies of all of GasBuddies Spam type e-mail that they have sent me via regular e-mail since Nov 2018. Maybe the inbox was there before but I never noticed it...and I never saw a number over my profile pic listing how many unread spam e-mails I had from GasBuddy. Anyone else with it iOS version of GB also notice this in the latest update...or have I not realized this...all this time??  |
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Post by JL5 on Apr 2, 2020 20:56:30 GMT -5
GB App - Version 6.23.0 (148.6MB) was released in the App Store yesterday.
The only thing new I noticed was the new banner for a SurveyMonkey survey to earn a 500 Special Points challenge
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Post by JL5 on May 12, 2021 15:28:54 GMT -5
I noted with the recent update to iOS...that "Precise" location is now a requirement within the privacy settings to get the GB app to properly locate you and gas stations nearby. Prior to this...the standard "Only while using App" location service was good enough for the app to be able to track my location.
On various Apple forums, many are saying to turn off the Precise location, as it's just a battery drain.
Unless you need to drive a GPS-guided missile into a window or something...getting within 10 feet is good enough for me...I don't need my phone to get within 10 inches of a gas pump in order for the app to locate me!
Edit: I'm on GB Version 6.47.0 & iOS 14.5.1
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Post by JL5 on Apr 4, 2022 14:08:02 GMT -5
There was an iOS update available today in the Apple App Store...
It's listed as Version 700.46.21993 (85.2 MB)
It's already quite buggy with various problems.
The size of the font is larger by default and does not seem to fit my screen correctly (maybe they think everyone owns an iPhone 13 Super Duper Max screen). They have to word wrap words on various screens. Example, Challenges is spelled out on my screen - CHALLENG
The local leaderboard is jacked up (not that it really matters). I'm listed in 17th place with 78,775 points, while #16 is listed with 53,700 points!
The home screen now says at the top, BROUGHT TO YOU BY (Taco Hell) and there are other advertisements all over the app now. Maybe the ads have always been there but my ad-blockers kept them hidden and it's time for my ad-blockers to update???
So much for whatever beta testing they do...cuz it's not working too well. Do we still have any GB Beta Testers???
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Post by JL5 on Apr 4, 2022 22:21:10 GMT -5
...interesting to note that right now (4/4/2022 @ 11pm EDT), the 30-Day Points Leader board is not showing on the All-Time Leaderboard page.
I think I've seen this 30-day board missing before...but I wonder if it's related to the jacked-up local leader board (which is 30 day based) that I witnessed today in the app.
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Post by JL5 on Apr 5, 2022 1:30:12 GMT -5
Yep, I guess they realized there are def. some bugs in this release... So much for that Beta Testing Program...  -  |
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Post by JL5 on May 28, 2022 22:47:28 GMT -5
Got a new update to the iOS version. Version 700.54.22274 (86.6 MB) The update includes a new "Dark Screen" mode for those that prefer that look.  Another thing... I don't know if this is newer ads with the new update, but I'm noticing some interesting ads now including this beauty...  Why would Gas Buddy allow ads for hard liquor (Whisky no less) on an app that is meant for driving?? I could only imagine seeing how well one of those video ads would go over at the Gas Station pump for Beer, wine, or liquor?? |
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Post by JL5 on Sept 23, 2022 20:10:48 GMT -5
 GasBuddy App - Version 700.66.22628 (118.8MB) was released in the App Store Includes initial release of "receiptless" Deal Alerts - allowing one to earn Gasback without uploading receipts. Also noticed (missed it previously) that the iOS versions now match the same version numbers as Android releases??? |
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Post by JL5 on Sept 30, 2022 23:13:07 GMT -5
GasBuddy App - Version 700.66.22632 (118.8MB) was released in the App Store One thing I noticed in this version and the prior version, is that often times, I now need to hit "Submit Prices" twice! Never had that problem before. Maybe it's a "feature", just to double-check that I really want to submit my price reports! SHM!  |
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Post by JL5 on Oct 22, 2022 20:26:15 GMT -5
So, the GB iOS updated back on 14 Oct 2022 to Version: 700.67.22647 (118.8MB)  I've noticed some not so good BUGS they've introduced, including not fixing prior BUGS they've introduced in recent updates. Now, whenever I complete a daily, weekly, or monthly challenge, I no longer receive a pop-up indicating that I have completed that challenge. Is anyone else experiencing this? Also, I noted in a prior report, that I often times have to hit SUBMIT PRICE twice to get my price report to go through. After clicking SUBMIT PRICE, it will act for a second like it is going to submit the price but then the button just highlights again for you to push it again. I've reported these issues to GB but have not received any reports back. Oh, but they did reply to me yesterday about an issue I had back in AUGUST!!! I guess they're a little behind! |
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Post by JL5 on Apr 14, 2023 20:33:40 GMT -5
GasBuddy App - Version 700.76.22797 (130.4MB) was released in the App Store. They FINALLY fixed the bug where you would complete a challenge and nothing would show that you completed the challenge! Instead, you would have to submit your prices a 2nd time to get credit for the challenge. The Congratulations Screens are back!   |
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Post by JL5 on Apr 14, 2023 20:45:04 GMT -5
Some time back in 2020 & 2021, Gas Buddy seemed to merge the Android and iOS versions of the app.
I know nothing about apps or how they're developed but now that I look back on it...
Whatever was done to merge the apps (now both have the same release numbers) is when they introduced more problems with the Apple iPhone iOS version of the GB app.
The Android version of the app used to the more buggy of the two...now that they seem to be using the same code for both, the issues that affect the Android version seem to have migrated over to the iOS version.
I'm guessing that they laid off the iOS developer and got 1 guy (the Android guy) to do both versions.
Thus, when there is a bug introduced on the Android side...the bug is replicated on the iOS side.
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Post by JL5 on Apr 15, 2023 20:46:36 GMT -5
GasBuddy App - Version 700.77.22801 (130.4MB) was released in the App Store. So far, so good...it has not broken anything that they recently fixed... But, given enough time, the GB App developers will break something soon enough with a future update!  |
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Post by rodking3 on Apr 16, 2023 7:01:16 GMT -5
"But, given enough time, the GB App developers will break something soon enough with a future update!"
That is known as job security.
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Post by JL5 on Jul 10, 2023 20:48:56 GMT -5
 GasBuddy App - Version 700.83.22858 (131.4MB) was released in the Apple App Store today. Just states: "continued bug fixes and performance improvements" Well at least it does not appear they broke anything! I'm sure Scout will mention the same Android release # within a few days. |
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